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Rotary Club of West Perth
PO Box 59, West Perth WA 6872

Your Weekly Bulletin is Here!

Guest speaker for 10 September is Mrs Lucy Franklin speaking on the "Piglets for Cambodia".

Duty Roster
Duty Role 10/09/2026 17/09/2026
Host Ian Hutton Kym MacCormac
Welcome Kym MacCormac Mally Rall
Toast Mally Rall John Tick
Thanks John Tick Dave Franklyn
Bulletin notes Dave Franklyn John Van Vliet
2 Minute Noodles John Van Vliet Arthur Blaquiere
Please find a substitute if you cannot fulfil your duty.
Guest Speaker
 
Our Guest Speaker this week was our very own Bernie Foley who stepped in at short notice. Bernie gave us an update on the Programs of Life Education and on the challenges of maintaining staff and attracting funding.
It was a valuable presentation by Bernie on the very effective Not for Profit that he leads. 
 
 
Bernie was thanked on behalf of the Club by Mally Rall
 
2 Minute Noodle
Please remember that 2 minute Noodles are meant to be 2 minutes, not 10 minutes, it is important for the flow of the meeting that they are no longer than 4 minutes maximum please.
 
This week our new member Dave Franklyn gave us a brief introduction to his life, his early years, his move to Perth and a little on his work. We look forward to hearing more.
 
Announcements
 
President Tony introduced the following announcements:
 
  1. Ian Hutton will be the stand-in Bulletin Editor until the end of the year.
  2. Kym MacCormack promoted the Blue Dragon Community Walk event to be held at Langley Park on Sunday 13 September.
  3. Kym also reminded us about our next International Dinner at CU29 on Thurs Nov 19th.
  4. We were reminded of the WP Local AGM to be held at CU29 on Friday 4th September.
  5. Neil gave us an update on the Lamington Drive and the production of the promotional video.
  6. The Rotary Club of Matilda Bay has withdrawn from volunteering at the Op Shop.
  7. Bernie Foley gave an update on Youth Programs.
     
  8. Jill Dawson, on behalf of the Surf 2 Swan Rotary Community Group is promoting a Liquid Gold Polio Dinner on the eve of World Polio Day. All donations received will be forwarded to the Australian Rotary Foundation End Polio Now Campaign and attributed to the relevant Club.
    Details are as Follows:
    Date:    Friday 23 October 2026 
    Venue:  Royal Perth Golf Club 
    Time:   6.30pm
    Cost:    $75/pp (2 course meal/alt drop) Cash Bar
    Key Note Speaker:  Professor Barry Marshall AC, Nobel Laureate. 
    Booking Link:  https://www.trybooking.com/DPIZB
     
  9. Tony Delich reported on the Magic Show(s) held on Sunday 30th and Monday 31st of August. The sessions were packed and the Show was probably the best that had been put on. Monies are still coming in but it is likely that we will raise a similar net amount to previous years to be used on the nominated Rotary projects.
     
  10. Return of the Sergeant's Session
    Billed as a special guest speaker, John Van Vliet introduced a businessman of national and international repute; Mr Geoff Hick. As our new Sergeant, Geoff conducted a fines session that demonstrated total disclosure and full transparency. More importantly he extracted a number of gold coins from the miscreants amongst our number.
 
 
 
Don't forget Breakfast at our new venue CU29 Restaurant and Bar is $31 per head

 1275 Hay Street West Perth (old ANZ Bank location).

The Rotary Club Westpac Bank account details are:

BSB: 036011

Account: 427207

 

President Tony's Parting Thought for the week
 
"The road to success is always under construction; difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations". A road sign in Ladakh, India. Observed by Pat Emery
 
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- This Bulletin is via the Clubrunner website and it is currently prepared by Ian Hutton in the absence of our Treasurer Geoff Woods. If you would like anything added to the Bulletin please email any photos and a written summary on Word.